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Enterprise Java
Connect to RabbitMQ (AMQP) using Scala, Play and Akka
In this article we’ll look at how you can connect from Scala to RabbitMQ so you can support the AMQP…
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Enterprise Java
AOP made easy with AspectJ and Spring
I recently started looking at Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) and I’m finding it exciting to say the least. Of course…
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Software Development
Open Source Culture and Ideals
Watching the commercial software industry frenetically trying to make process work occasionally feels similar to watching tragicomedy. This constant struggle…
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Core Java
Java Enum puzzler
Let’s suppose we have the following code: enum Case { CASE_ONE, CASE_TWO, CASE_THREE; private static final int counter; private int…
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Software Development
Application Lifecycle Management at Eclipse
The Eclipse Foundation has evolved a pretty impressive application lifecycle management story. Based on what I’ve observed over the years,…
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Enterprise Java
JNDI and JPA without J2EE Container
We wanted to test some JPA code with as simple setup as possible. The plan was to use only Java…
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Core Java
Lucene Overview Part One: Creating the Index
Introduction I’ve recently been working with the open source search engine Lucene. I’m no expert, but since I have just…
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Enterprise Java
MOXy as Your JAX-RS JSON Provider – Client Side
Recently I posted how to leverage EclipseLink JAXB (MOXy)‘s JSON binding to create a RESTful service. In this post I…
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Enterprise Java
Cost of Ownership Analysis: Oracle WebLogic Server vs. JBoss
A very interesting whitepaper by Crimson Consulting Group comparing the cost of ownership between Weblogic and JBoss. Although JBoss is free, the whitepaper…
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